Beginner Repertoire

Its interesting that in the kings gambit accepted  Spassky seemed to prefer  the kings knights gambit 3 Nf3 but Fischer seemed to prefer the kings bishops gambit when he played it 3 B-B4

I read these articles a while ago, thought you might find the opening recommendations of interest.

Attacking:  http://www.chessville.com/instruction/instr_open_rep_attack.htm

Positional:  http://www.chessville.com/instruction/instr_open_rep_position.htm

Fischer believed that the move order with 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 h6 5.d4 g5 6.Bg7 was a refutation of the King's Gambit with 3.Nf3, according to his pamphlet "A Bust to the King's Gambit", written after he lost to Spassky with the immediate 3.Nf3 g5. White has other moves, of course.

If you believe that, then 3.Bc4 is the better move, since it avoids the g5-g4 stuff. Spassky obviously didn't :-)

I have no idea, the theory after 3.Nf3 g5 is truly overwhelming.

Woah! That positional repertoire is basically my repertoire! Although I play the Benko Gambit vs. d4 and would never dream of playing the Rubinstein French. I guess that makes me a positional player.

Ahh those article reminded me of the Vienna opening, which is another fine alternative to the King's Gambit.

Edit: Upon further inspection those two articles are really good! I would heartily recommend either one of those repertoires, good find ratkins!

Zzanzibar> Pirc, Modern, KID: are these good for beginners?

The Modern and KID allow your opponent to construct an ideal center and then aim to counter-attack at the right moment. Beginners often miss the right moment to counter-attack, which means they end up cramped and on the defensive all game.

1.e4 e5 is good choice. It often leads to an open, tactical games where Black tries to control the center and aggressively develops his pieces. Here's a site that breaks down opening recommendations based on your strength:

http://www.exeterchessclub.org.uk/openings.html#beginner